Virgin Mobile land network exclusive for ZTE Blade Q Mini

The MVNO said ZTE’s Blade series is a strong performer in its handset portfolio

Virgin Mobile will exclusively be offering the ZTE Blade Q Mini smartphone from today (January 17).

The Blade Q Mini runs on Android 4.2, and has a five megapixel camera, 1.3GHz dual core processor and 1GB of RAM. It has a curved design for easier handling, ZTE said.

The device, which costs £59.99, will be available from Sainsbury’s and Argos but will be locked to Virgin’s network.

Virgin Media director of mobile Jamie Heywood said: “The Blade series has been a strong performer in Virgin Media’s handset portfolio.”